SCHOOL BOARD OF MANATEE COUNTY ACCEPTING NAME NOMINATIONS FOR NEW EAST COUNTY K-8 SCHOOL

(Bradenton, FL – August 28, 2024) The School Board of Manatee County is accepting name nominations for a new East County K-8 school currently under construction east of Uihlein Road, approximately a quarter of a mile south of S.R. 64. The new school, initially being built to house 1,620 students, is scheduled to open in August 2025.

Name nominations for the new East County K-8 school will be accepted from Wednesday, August 28, 2024, through Friday, September 27, 2024.

Nominations must include the name of the person submitting, their email address and/or their phone number. Nominations may be submitted in the following ways:

Email to: 
communications@manateeschools.net

Mail to:
School District of Manatee County
PO Box 9069
Bradenton, FL 34206-9069

Personally deliver to:
Walter E. Miller School Support Center (SSC)
215 Manatee Avenue W.
Bradenton, FL 34205

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
The list of name nominations will be published on this page.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
The School Board will discuss the nominations and select the school name finalists at their regularly-scheduled School Board Meeting.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The School Board will determine the final name of the new K-8 school at their regularly-scheduled School Board Meeting.

Public comment on the name nominations is welcomed at all School Board meetings and workshops during September and October, 2024.

Please note: School names should be in alignment with the following School Board policy:

Policy 7250 - Commemoration of School Facilities

From time-to-time, the School Board may wish to commemorate a school or District facility or portion thereof by means of a plaque or naming the facility after a person. Such commemoration should be reserved only for those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the enhancement of education generally or the District in particular or to the well-being of the District, community, State, or nation.

The Superintendent shall submit proposed name(s) for school(s) to the Board for final approval. Names for schools shall be considered in accordance with the following procedures:

If the school(s) is to be named by its location in the community, the name(s) proposed should be descriptive and of reasonable length.

If the school(s) is to be named for an individual, the name(s) proposed should be that of an outstanding civic or educational leader, living or deceased, of local, State, or National prominence and, if living, and also an elected official, shall have left public office for a period of time not less than five (5) years.

The name of a new or existing school(s) once adopted by the Board shall be considered permanent. However, should the Board subsequently initiate, or be called upon to consider, a name change of an existing previously named school(s), then in that event the Board shall allow a period of time of not less than six (6) months from said date for community involvement, deliberation, discussion, and debate, prior to its taking action.
 
Any employee of the District thus honored must no longer be employed by the District for a period of time no less than five (5) years prior to the Board's selection of his/her name for a plaque or for the naming of a facility.  A person may be nominated with less than five (5) years separation from the District but approval must be ratified with a super majority vote of the Board.